Pascal Ojigwe

Pascal Karibe Ojigwe (born 11 December 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defender or defensive midfielder.^[1]

Pascal Ojigwe

Personal information
Full name	Pascal Karibe Ojigwe
Date of birth	(1976-12-11) 11 December 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Aba, Nigeria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender, defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1995	Enyimba
1995–2000	1. FC Kaiserslautern	6	(0)
1995–1999	1. FC Kaiserslautern II	62	(4)
1999–2000	→ 1. FC Köln (loan)	32	(2)
2000–2003	Bayer Leverkusen	30	(0)
2003–2004	Borussia Mönchengladbach	7	(0)
2004–2006	1860 Munich	1	(0)
2006–2007	Enyimba
International career
1994–2002	Nigeria	17	(2)
Medal record Winner FIFA U-17 World Cup 1993
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Ojigwe was born in Aba, Nigeria.

Club career

Loan to 1. FC Köln

Ojigwe went on loan from 1. FC Kaiserslautern to second-tier 1. FC Köln for the 1999–2000 2. Bundesliga season.

Bayer Leverkusen

Ojigwe refused to return to his parent club and instead moved to Champions League participant Bayer 04 Leverkusen, for a transfer fee reported to be DM 3.5 million (about €1.75 million).^[2][3] On the occasion of the transfer there had been a huge public argument between then Köln and Leverkusen managers, Johannes Linßen and Reiner Calmund.^[4]

Honours

1. FC Kaiserslautern

• Bundesliga: 1997–98

Bayer Leverkusen

• UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2001–02
• Bundesliga runner-up: 2001–02
• DFB-Pokal finalist: 2001–02